At this instant Abner Stiles, who was tending door, opened it and called
out, "Takes a long time to pay the postage on one letter!"
A little later Quincy was again called out, and this time he had a
letter from Boston for Miss Mason. He kissed her on the cheek, as he had
done with Lindy. Huldy looked up with a laugh and said, "Were you as
bashful as that with Miss Putnam?"
"Yes," said Quincy, "at first, but there was double postage on her
letter, the same as on yours." And though Huldy tried to break away from
him he caught her and kissed her upon the lips, as he had done to Lindy.
Again Abner opened the door and cried out that the mails would close in
one minute, and he'd better get the stamps on that letter quick.
All such good times come to an end, and the signal for the close was the
return of Deacon Mason from his visit to town. He was popular with all
parties, and Stroutites, Anti-Stroutites, and neutrals all gathered
'round him and said they were having a beautiful time, and could they
have a little dance after supper?
The Deacon said he didn't know that dancing in itself was so bad, for
the Bible referred to a great many dances.
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